Yannick Vandenthoren.
I’m a passionate Product Designer and Full Stack Developer adept at unlocking the full potential of my clients - often in dire need of a great design, a solid UX or even a full redesign. See what they say about my work.
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April 2023 - May 2023
The Good Coffee.
Role
Freelance Product Designer & Full Stack Developer
Description
The Good Coffee is an hub that talk about coffee via different activities: a city guide, a map and a podcast
Mission
In my role at The Good Coffee, I served as both a Product Designer and Full Stack Developer. I was instrumental in shaping the website's style, brand identity, and technology selection for the city coffee guide, blog, and podcast. As a Product Designer, I created visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces that captured the brand's essence. Simultaneously, as a Full Stack Developer, I implemented the chosen technologies, ensuring smooth functionality and an optimal user experience. This opportunity allowed me to combine my passion for design and development, immersing myself in the vibrant coffee culture.
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Apr 2023
Punta app
Role
Freelance Product Designer
Description
Punta is the ultimate social community to enhance your nomadic lifestyle
Mission
As a Product Designer at Punta, I contributed to an innovative startup by redesigning the chat application for digital nomads. My goal was to give the application a professional and modern look that would meet the needs of our target audience.
I worked closely with the development team to understand user needs, functional requirements, and technical challenges of the application. I then used my skills in user interface design to create an intuitive and easy-to-use interface while maintaining a high level of visual quality. -
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
Easy Order App
Role
Freelance Product Designer and Front-end Developer
Description
EasyOrderApp is a business that create ordering app for restaurant
Mission
As a freelancer, I had the opportunity to participate in the complete redesign of the food ordering application interface for a growing company. My role was to understand the user's needs and the current pain points of the existing interface, and then design an improved user experience to facilitate online food orders.
I worked closely with the development team to implement my design in the application, ensuring that the interface was easy to use, fast, and aesthetically pleasing. Thanks to my product design and front-end development skills, I was able to offer my clients a complete solution, combining design and functionality. -
Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
RTBF
Role
Freelance UI/UX Designer and Full-Stack developer
Description
RTBF is a belgian media
Mission
As a Full-Stack developer, I had the opportunity to work for RTBF on a key project to create an administration for video recording on the different RTBF servers. My role was to design and develop an efficient solution to manage the videos and associated metadata.
I used Vue.js, Node.js, and an MSSQL server to create a performant and scalable solution. I worked closely with the development team to ensure that the application meets the company's needs and adheres to RTBF's high quality standards.
The end result was a reliable and efficient solution that allowed RTBF to effectively manage videos and associated metadata. This led to a significant improvement in the quality and productivity of the company. -
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
& Jan 2021 - Oct 2021Coloc Housing
Role
UI/UX Designer and Full-Stack developer
Description
Coloc Housing manage shared house in Belgium
Mission
Folks use our website to search and apply for a shared house in Belgium. The roommates can then vote for the applicants and, if they are accepted, they can come and live in the house.
I led the redesign of the dashboard for the owners and worked closely with the houses managing team for this. I also collaborated with a freelance developper who was in charge of integrating a new chat function. I made UI design based on the feedback from the users.
Besides that, I was also in charge of coding the new dashboard and setting up the roadmap and the strategy for the new website : Functionalities, the technology to use, etc… -
Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
& Apr 2019 - Dec 2020Le Télégramme
Role
UI/UX Designer and Full-Stack developer
Description
Le Télégramme is a regional newspaper in Brittany
Mission
During my time at Le Télégramme I had the opportunity to work on a lot of projects. My mission was to design websites and applications and turn my creations into clean HTML ready to be used by the developers in my team.
Collaborating with a UX agency, I participated in the interviews of users for the new website. On the basis of the UX analysis I then designed new screens, sections and categories for the website.
In collaboration with the engineering team we launched different web apps: Les Randonnées du Télégramme, Les Festivals de l'été and Tous à la plage.
During my stay there I also had the opportunity to work with the marketing team on a simplified e-shop and user account design.
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Side Project
QR Eats
Description
QR Eats is a QR code link to the menu of a restaurant
Mission
During the Covid-19 crisis, restaurant had to adapt to be able to give you a menu that you could touch. The easiest choice was to create a QR code linked to the restaurant menu in pdf.
With this project, I wanted to design an app that would be easy to use for the customer and easy to setup for the restaurant. -
Side Project
DBVious
Description
DBVious is a design challenge to create a database architecture easily
Mission
While I was learning to create databases, I wanted to have an easier and cleaner way of seeing the database I was creating and which items were linked together.
